Electric lantern



G. J. HOLLANDER.

ELECTRIC LANTERN- APPLXCATION FILED APR. 1-7, 1922.

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v t "rr GEORGE J. HOLLANDER, OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.

ELECTRIC LANTERN.

Application filed April 17, 1922. Serial No. 553,819.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE J. HOLLANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evanston, in the county of Cook and State I of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Electric Lanterns, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a art of this specification.

y invention relates to electric lanterns.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient electric lantern. Other objects will appear from the description of the invention hereinafter following.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an electric lanternembodying my invention. Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof. And Figure 3 is'a top plan view, partly in horizontal section.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 4; indicates a dry cell of a usual cylindrical shape, through it will be apparent that cells of other types and forms maybe used. A central post, with which the cell is normally provided, is indicated by the numeral 5 and another post by the numeral 6. A band 7 surrounds the cell and is adapted to be held thereon by suitable means-such as the bolt or screw 8 passing through the out-turned free ends thereof. A bail or handle 9 is secured at one of its endsto the band 7 and is extended upwardly therefrom in a loop, its other end being attached to the post 6 and held thereon by suitable means, such as the nut 10. The bail is preferably formed of a yielding or spring material and intermediate its ends, as at 11., is provided with an angular portion which may or may not be hinged, depending upon the springiness of the bail material. This serves as a lever forming a part of the hail from which anarm 12 is extended having a perforation 13 therein in which an electric bulb l i is secured. Its contact end. as at 15. is adapted to engage the post 5. In its normal position, as shown in the drawings, the contact end 15 of the bulb 14 is spaced apart from the post 5. Upon the lifting of the lantern by means of the hail. the weight of the cell suspended thereby will cause the relative downward movement of the arm 12, bringing the bulb in contact at 15 with the improvements in post 5, thereby permitting the illuminating of the bulb, as will be readily understood. Upon placing the lantern down, or otherw1se removing the tension of the bail. the arm 12 will, by reason of the spring action of the ball, move upwardly, thereby causing the arm to move the bulb out of contact with the post 5. The harness, consisting of the band 7, the bail 9 and the bulb arm 12 may be readily applied to any cell forming a lantern, which, when held by the bail, will be illuminated, and which, when otherwise held or set down will. through the automatic actlon of the bail, disconnect the bulbfrom the current of the. cell.

I claim:

1. In an electric lantern, the combination with a cell having posts and a bulb: of a harness connected to the cell, the said harness including a bail, the bulb being mounted on the ball and being placed alternately in and out of contact with a post by the movement of the bail.

2. In an electric lantern, the combination with a cell having posts; of a bail secured to the cell and a. bulb mounted on said hail. the bulb alternately cont-acting and disen gaging the post on movement. a

3. In an electric lantern, a cell and a bulb in combination with a bail secured to the cell, the bail having an arm for holding the bulb, the cell being provided with a post,

the bail being of spring material adapted on movement to actuate the arm and connect the bulb with and disconnect it from, the post.

4. In a portable lantern. the combination with an electric cell having positive and negative terminals; of carrying means attachable to said cell; and an electric bulb in electrical connection with one of said terminals and normally out of electrical connection with, the other of said terminals; said carrying means being so arranged that, upon carrying of the cell by said means. the bulb is automatically moved into contact with the other of said terminals to thereby complete the electric circuit through the bulb.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day of April 1922.

GEORGE J. HOLLANDER.

'Witncsses:

CARRIE GAILING, ANN BAKER. 

